Horace haeeis



(No Model.)

H. HARRIS. PICTURE FRAME.

N0. 266,814. Patented Oct. 31, 1882.

Entree STATES A'IENT rrtce HORACE HARRIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PICTURE-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,814, dated October31, 1882.

(No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern Beit known that I. HORACE HARRIS,0f NewYork, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Picture-Frames, of wh ch the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to picture-frames made from wire, wherein with oneor more pieces of wire I produce a frame, usually for small pictures,that is neat, convenient, usually expansive for pictures varying insize, and always in readiness for use, and at a very low price providingfor hanging'on the wall many beautit'ul pictures, which from their smallsize are not usually trained, as ordinary frames for small pictures arenot elegant; and itconsists in the devices substantially as hereinafterspecified.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 show different arrangements of the devicesaccomplishing the purposes ot my invention.

In my construction I take a piece of wire, A, and bend it sothat itshallform at different places in at'ranie two or more parts or portions, 13,between which the picture 0 may he inserted and be held when the frameis hung up. These holding portions may be variously arranged andaccomplish the same purpose. In Fig. 1 these parts B are made by bendinga ring; form in the wire, leaving twoparts on the inside of the framelying on each other, between which the picture is inserted. There may beany number of these rings.

The sections of wire between the rings making the holders B may in somecases be straight, and pictures wil hout glassor back may be bent andsprung into the holders; but usually my frames will be made expansibleto provide for pictures varying; in size, and also furnished with aglass and back. 'Ioprovide for this expansion, as shown in F1 31, I makedonblings D in the wire between the holders B, and these may be expandedor contracted to suit different-sized pictures.

Fig. 2 shows a modification in which the doublings D provide for holdingthe picture, and also for varying the size. The doublings are thrown oneforward and the other back alternately, and the picture 0 is caughtbetween the alternate sections.

Among other forms in which the holders and the expansive feature may bebrought out I will name one, as shown in Fig. 3, where two pieces ofwire are taken and in part twisted.

together, leaving portions F untwisted and lying on each other, whichare divided to form the holders B for receiving and retaining thepictures; and these holders also provide the doublings 1) for expansionand contraction; but the change of size may be otherwise variousl yprovided for.

At the top of the frame the wire is bent into some suitable form, makinga loop or ring, G, by which the frame may be hung up.

The wire, in whole or in part, may be flattened, and in some instancesmake a more dosirable frame; and the wires may be worked together likelazy-tongs, making an expansionframe, and be variously ornamented bymoderate or elaborate additions within the provisions of my invention.

I claim 1. A wire picture-frame, A, having the holders B and doubling'sD, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A wire picture-frame, A, having the doublings I), said doublingsbeing also made to serve as holders, substantially as and for thepurpose named.

HORACE HARRIS.

Witnesses:

l. W. CONSELYEA, "t. S. S'IEADMAN.

